a man carrying a shotgun in one hand in small hammer in another attack the speed camera vehicle. police report no shots were fired and no injuries. authorities say the suspect taunted the speak camera operator and bolted into the nearby woods. >> he began tapping on the rear window with a shotgun appeared again the witness was obviously frightened at that point and began blowing his horn. he said the individual came around to the front of the truck and began striking the front windshield with his camehammer. >> he is 5 foot 8, 150 pounds, no facial hair. wearing a red and blue shirt. the victim told investigators just before the attack the suspect began yelling incoherently. this happened just shortly before 11:30 a.m..

authorities closed 295 in both directions for several hours. state police helicopters assisted dozens of members of law enforcement. the man had included swat teams and k-nine units. weber was responsible generated a number of calls to police. >> there is nothing that investigators have been able to determine why now as to what he was saying and why he has been saying it. it is much too early in the investigation to speculate as to motive here. >> 295 is open in both directions. and anyone with any information is urge to dial 911. >> you can be the first to know when news breaks. sign up for the free breaking news emails and texting alerts on wbaltv.com.

>> to the latest on the fourth of july violence monday night at the inner harbor. there have been no arrests in the shooting of a four-year-old or the fatal stabbing of a man from alabama. j miller is live in the newsroom. and >> the four-year-old is out of the hospital and recovering at home. what puzzles investigators is why can't they track the source of the bullet. investigators are backtracking the images taken by the cram -- crime cameras on monday night. and so far investigators have not been able to find evidence of any shooting that alarmed the crowd, suggesting the bullet reallyt him was filered close or from a distance. also, police publicly report no progress in identifying the person of interest in the fatal

stabbing monday night. joseph calo was stabbed in the neck outside of our restaurant. the photograph the man police want to talk to was taken by a to rest. -- by a tourist. >> i do not know that you change everything just because one or two isolated event, but it certainly causes you to step back and take a look and evaluate whether we should be changing things and look at what other cities are doing and making sure there is not a trend we're not counting on to. >> he said he has no concerns about security for that event, because it is a ticketed event with no real opportunity for a large crowds to mill about. reporting from the newsroom, jane miller. >> investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire in green valley this morning.

it happened on candlestick tried this after 9:00 this morning. authorities say there are multiple classic cars and farm -- involved in the fire. >> a chance for storms and parts of maryland. let's get a check on the forecast with tom tasselmire. >> once again it looks like the thunderstorms are staying away to our south and east. hd doppler picking up on the storms now across st. mary's county appear yen for the most for their showers are not headed toward our area. this looks like the northern extent of the more substantial rent. most of the state north and west of cambridge enjoyed a little bit of sunshine and friar but warmer temperatures. and as long as this is here and another front is making its approach, the thunderstorms

could crop up a cross the baltimore area. we will check in with a seven- day forecast coming up. >> the not guilty verdict that could set casey anthony free by this weekend of sep. jurors have not said how they can to their quick decision, but tomorrow she could be sentenced to time served. greg gray has the latest. y as the latest. and i think that we all wanted the truth, and i think at the end, we still do not have that .ere y >> even if casey got out of jail and wrote a book and said it, i do not know that any of us will really know if we can believe it or not. what is hard for many to

believe is how the jury reached its decision. so far none of the act of jurors have spoken public, but an alternate is providing insight. >> the prosecutor did not present evidence that would have sustained a murder charge or manslaughter charge. >> she now prepares for sentencing for providing false information to law officers, and the real possibility that she could be freed for the first time in three years, the questions have turned to what comes next? >> right now she will have money and people at her doorstep asking for her, wanting her, and she will have the parting lifestyle that she so craved. >> while there continues to be speculation about television interviews, he is certain the next chapter will not include a trip home. this afternoon her parents were seen leaving the house with the police escort.

>> there is no way she goes back to the household. they have had an adversarial relationship the entire time. >> just like the trial that unfolded for more than six weeks, so many are still wondering what comes next. we should learn more about that more morning when she is back before the judge of the orange county courthouse. and >> after yesterday's filing deadline for a city elections, the field is now set for the run for city hall. while stephanie rawlings blake remains our front runner, there are a few candidates that roving juice we've been for a come-from-behind victory. >> the race is on so to speak. six democrats and republicans are making a run for the city's top spot as the primary candidates list was repealed by the state board of election earlier this morning.

while there are many issues at hand, experts feel that right now the incumbent may have the best chance of winning, given her recent endorsements and the fact that so many people are running against her. >> you would think the election that could change the guard in baltimore city would generate a lot of excitement, but according to political experts like donald norris, this year's 2011 election, at least in the city, is turning out to be a real snooze there. -- real znoozer. -- snoozer. they include frank conway, joseph jody landers, kathrin pew, stephanie rawlings blake, otis riley, wilson, and republicans all been griffin and the key in harding. at this point the incumbent has generated the most money and

received the most endorsements from the governor and various senators and congress people and from the city council itself wednesday morning. >> they can claim that all of these important officials think that they are the right candidate for the office and that carries away with the voters sometimes. on the other hand, some endorsements do not work very well because they do not bring any votes. >> he also points out rawlings legs has an advantage given the number of people running against her. >> there are seven candidates running against her, the more the merrier as far as the mayor. they carved out the anti- rawlings blake boat. >> according to the rawlings blake camp, the mayor is up for debate. in other candidates news,

charles spoke who said he was going to make a run for mayor never registered, and instead will focus on trying to remain in the district 12 seat. live outside of city hall, wbal- tv 11 news. >> coming up, more benefits in tea tree supplements for women. >> a new study sheds more light on the necessity of sten

how do i take on tough back pain? i use the power of nature. [ male announcer ] introducing icy hot naturals with natural menthol. that gets icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away fast. new icy hot naturals. >> gas prices averaging $3.50 per gallon. specializes in oil savings plan as the obama administration considers raising standards by 2025. you can read the full report and read it on our website. >> in tonight's medical alert, a new study published looks at over use of standing procedures, the tiny tubes can be like saying in emergencies as their prop open blocked arteries, but

new research includes data from 1000 hospitals across the country, and the majority of procedures were deemed medically necessary. 12% of those cases were considered inappropriate. stent procedures cost $20,000 each. a new test shows how serious a condition scoliosis will become and all it takes is a little saliva. >> it was of it right from the start that this was not going to be a typical interview. take of the twins seemed to always be in sync. when a man that was diagnosed with scoliosis, stephanie brace yourself. take a shakeout diagnosed and, basically i was like crap, that

will be me next. >> the question is whether this curve will progress to an x-ray like this. >> the twins were put in a brace for five years until the growth plate closed. >> we have to wear it 18 hours per day. we have about six hours off. those were dedicated to when we do competitive cheerleading. >> it was just a constant fear that this is the day that he will tell us we have to get surgery. there curb stop at 34 degrees. they graduated and then went on to cheer. now they applied a break through four patients just like them that will help in that scoliosis for. it is where patients but saliva into a cup here yen it assigns

patients of predicted score from one to 200. >> a low score means there is a very small chance, 99% chance, that this curve will not progress. a very high score is a very high chance that this will progress in a matter what we do, even putting them in of race. >> if we had no that the curbs would eventually stop, then i think the appointments would have been way less stressful. -- if we had known tha ttht the curves would eventually stop, then i think the appointments would have been way less stressful. >> giving elderly women supplements could lower the risk of death by 6% according to a

new review published. researchers looked at it the clinical trials that included more than 94,000 adults. they say elderly women are often vitamin d deficient. weatheryour 11 iinst forecast. another day around the 90 degree mark. so far storms are staying south and east of the baltimore area. same thing in chester town. temperatures near 90. westbound towards carroll county 90. and also 90 degrees in colombia. you get some elevation cooling out west, so you see temperatures there in the low 80s. no report from oakland at this hour. at the lower eastern shore, slightly lower because they have clouds and showers. they are feeding on moisture-

rich areas. the dew point are in the '50s. that is after clear sky and afternoon sunshine. chris field, easton, sells very at 74. that is where there is no moisture. albury at 74. baltimore looks like we would get by with a partly cloudy skies for most of the night. warm and muggy. 70 degrees at the inner harbor. light southerly winds at 8:36. the severe storms in virginia towardso ststretch of maryland. having a difficult time completely watchinshing out. this will settle right into the

same position, stall out, and they'd away slowly. when it arrives tomorrow afternoon and hangs around for friday, showers and storms go back into the state. the thunderstorms are little further north and west tomorrow. the rain chances go up a little bit. then as the front stalls on friday, showers and storms they wide. they may linger into saturday. we will have to mention the possibility that some of the unsettled weather will last into saturday. partly coverage mark. another hot and humid day. a light west wind and a better chance of an afternoon thunderstorm tomorrow. on the bay to more watch for the storms popping up, but other than that, the winds will be fairly tame. water temperatures are now in the low 80s. one high tide during the day tomorrow. that rolls and at 11:48 in the

morning. thunderstorms likely in amounts tomorrow. scattered storms around tomorrow as we had 91. lower eastern shore slightly less of a chance for rain. still the risk of of that storm and high temperature right around 89. the seven-day forecast, 40% to its of storms thursday and friday. -- 40% chance of storms thursday and friday. a little less humid, but still around 90 degree sunday and low 90s again on monday and tuesday. >> thank you. president obama hold a first of its kind conversation, a twitter town hall. details of next. the facebook ceo makes an awesome announcement that had millions flocking to their computers or fleeing. >> school may be out for the summer, but the sounds of construction means progress, at least for one school system.

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>> an awesome and now from from facebook today that some of the will embrace. >> facebook has integrated skype into messaging. >> facebook already has 750 million users worldwide communicating with each other. now the company's founder announced a new way for those friends to connect. video chatting through skype. >> we have the believe that independent entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs your focus on one specific type of thing will always do better than a company that is trying to do 1 million things. and the concept of it here chatting is not new, but simplifying it could give it an stipe a major boost. >> they really seal that facebook has something they

cannot get, the engagement level of the 750 million users compared to 125 million who are really engaged on sky appear pe. >> this comes after co will announce his own base booking rigid social media site. -- this comes one week after google announced its own social media site. >> skype has been offering free video and phone calls since 2003. the deal is not affected by today's announcement. >> coming up, we will take a look at today's top stories, plus a plane accident at martin state airport here did to go until now if you had styrofoam like this, all you could do was throw it away. that is no longer the case in carroll county. details on a new recycling program.

>> live, local, late breaking, you are watching wbal-tv 11 news in hd. your forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmire. 11 news at 5:00 in hd continues now. >> authorities are investigating a small plane crashed. it occurred just after 1:00 this afternoon the plane veered off the runway and overturned. the pilot happened to be the only person on board, and

amazingly he was able to walk away from the accident. >> the vw parkway near i-95 was closed much of the afternoon as police search for an armed suspect. the workers said the suspect was armed with a shotgun and hammer. investigators say the man was wearing a red and black flannel shirt and jeans. so far police have come up empty-handed. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a fire this morning. it happened and candlestick drive just after 1:00 this morning. authorities say there were multiple classic cars involved in the fire. casey anthony could go free tomorrow. she was acquitted yesterday of killing her two-year-old daughter back in 2008. she was convicted on four counts of lying to police and is said to be is sentenced march.

in -- is set to be sentenced tomorrow. >> a clean sweep on hd doppler. and no threat of any storms in town. the main threat for showers and thunderstorms further to our south. and that rain is dragging southwest to northeast. here in town come out more dry and hot and humid conditions. >> today in washington president obama led the first ever white house twitter town hall. it was a chance for the president to connect with the resources. it was also a chance to score points with the rest of the country on a bipartisameeting.

brian moore has the story from washington. the gum from the white house, president obama hosted the first ever twitter town hall, a question and answer session that started with a hard ball. take a what mistakes have you made in handling the recession, and what would you do differently? >> one would have been to explain to the american people that it was going to take awhile for us to get out of this. >> white house says the questions were written in chosen by twitter users. >> our next question comes from someone you may know. this is speaker bay near. -- boehner. >> what he is right about is that we have not seen fast enough job growth relative to the need. >> the twitter town hall came on the eve of a white house

showdown where congressional leaders were there of both parties. they have a few weeks to raise the credit limit or risk economic calamity. >> the debt ceiling should not be something that is used as a gun against the heads of the american people. take of the president laid out what he wants from the meeting. >> a balanced approach that has more cuts than revenue, but has some revenue and should come from the people who can most afford it. >> and new way of reaching out for america. house majority leader walked out the last round of debt ceiling talks says he may be willing to bend and closing tax loopholes. >> he is accused of secretly woman and a juvenileng a

inside their home. >> he was arrested in december. that is just one of the series of bizarre evens link to him. -- events linked to him. >> charles novak was sentenced to 10 years in jail including first and third degree burglary. because of that, he will have to register as a sex offender. he pled guilty to videotaping women through windows in various states of undress. prosecutors called him up professional boy year. police found videos on his computer dating back to 2005, and including 260 victim's total, including his own mother. they also found sophisticated camera equipment that allowed him to film women even when their lines were closed.

-- their blinds were closed. >> you expect a certain amount of privacy when you clonese your blinds. to have someone that is your neighbor and would expect to have a personal boundary violate that, unexplainable. take of this attendant has spent his whole day and night is. >> he address the court. he apologized to the victims and said he did not mean to cause any harm. he also said he knows what he did was wrong and needs help. the judge agreed and said the place where he would get the treatment is when the department of corrections. >> amazing story. putting on a good third sale takes skill and technique.

how you can make your next yard sale profitable. >> these people are not going to be front of children again. it has been called one of the biggest cheating scandals in the nation. >> of sight for drivers in ohio. find out how police were able to catch this runaway horse. we're covering the nation next.

>> we have breaking news out of california right now were a marine helicopter has crashed. and that chopper went down around noon local time. there is no immediate word of the condition of the crew. that chopper was attached to the third marine aircraft wing. >> a georgia state investigation into cheating as school officials.

the 300 page report says the cheated when up to the former superintendent. it may have been going on for at least a decade. we determined 178 teachers and principals in the event that public-school system cheated. of the 178, 80 to confess to this misconduct. >> people were responsible for the organizations that they are privileged to lead. if that happens on your watch, you are responsible. >> the jury selection begins in the roger clemens perjury trial. he is accused of lying about his alleged use of performance- enhancing drugs. he testified before a congressional jury in 2008 that said he never used drugs during his 28 years in the major leagues. the trial is expected to last at

least a month. >> trouble on the highway in virginia. the morning commute was invaded by a 250 pound black bear. police cornered the bear and hit it with a tranquilizer gun. he was released into the wild after he woke up. take a look at this. of course got loose from of farmer and ran 8 miles along the road. police did everything they could think of, including putting the car in front of the horse. the horse eventually got tired and eventually got captured. now it is back with its owner. >> could soon be another version of the popular apple iphone. >> with a down economy, yard sales have become more and more popular.

how to get the most money for your old items. >> carroll county becomes the person our area to except styrofoam for recycling. details on the new plans straight ahead. >> severe storms in southeast virginia and some of the rain moving into southern maryland. there are thunderstorms in the forecast. right now, a live view from sky team 11.

>> is a massive manhunt happening right now. coming up, the search continues for an armed man in the and the come. -- in lithicum. re live with teh he latest. >> stories and who is in the

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get fios. a network ahead. >> for those of you recycle, most of you already know most places to not take styrofoam. >> now recyclers can do just that. the northern land bill is now accepting styrofoam. this is the first jurisdiction in central maryland to offer this service. >> we have been doing recycling forever. >> he has been doing it for more than 15 years in carroll county. he is excited that for the first time ever he will be able to recycle styrofoam.

>> i think that is fantastic, because that is one of the few the things that has not been able to be recycled. so the fact that that is now not going into landfills i think is a great thing. to go carroll county is the first him recycle styrofoam. you can recycle clean-cut, egg cartons. >> anything that is white foam. any packing material. no peanuts. to go maria maier says phone with the no. 6 -- >> miriam meyer says foam with the no. 6 are recyclable. and >> they will take this back to their facility. they will process it into pellets and even compress it, and then they will move it to

another location where it will get made into a things like picture frames or crown molding. take of this junction has only been here for a week and already been filled and emptied once. a service officials it will cut down on landfill space and something residents have been asking for for years. >> everyone has been asking for it, and you see it get trashed when we should have been recycling. >> styrofoam is not part of single straight recycling, so carroll county cannot but not out with curbside recycling. >> baltimore city public works officials say an agreement is in place with the art. they hope to have a plan in place for state residents by the end of this summer. >> some wild pictures out of the phoenix, ariz., area when a huge dust storms swept through the valley last night. it looks like a special effects

seen from the movie. this has forced officials to close the airport and shutdown some other areas in phoenix. thus was being pushed by 50 to 60 member hour winds and was 1 mile wide. they brought down several power lines. >> that is the most amazing picture i have seen in a long time. and to go with the one thing you want to do is get off the road, because the visibility is the rope. >> europe to cover your mouth and nose. -- you have to cover your mouth and nose. and >> today in baltimore it was warm and muggy. 95 at the inner harbor. 89 at b.w.i. marshall.

and the official station is b.w.i. marshall. it will end up to degrees above the official high. downtown baltimore could be barely below the 80 degree mark. there were scattered showers are around. a trace of participation of the airport. most areas did not see a lot of rain. look at the record high. we had a scorching hot june. he stuck around. 105 is the record high on this day. that was set on six of july just last year in 2010. the pollen count not too bad today. we've fallen in the low range. clouds and showers have kept the temperature down on the lower eastern shore them but it is very maggie down there. -- but it is very muggy down there.

severe storms between richmond and no. 0. some of the showers are trekking north and east across the bed. to the north and west of cambridge, it is essentially a dry forecast. partly cloudy to night. 68 in a nohwest suburbs. it was bright white clouds on the south side of the storm front, which is where the heavy storms are developing. gusting winds and hail and heavy downpours in southeast virginia. to the north and west of the front is drier, so it is quieter. another front coming south of the great lakes does not have a big push behind it, so they will likely get to the same position in stalled. that means thursday and friday more thunderstorms will be generating as the storm's approach. with the front stalled in our location, none of the showers and storms will be in the forecast -- showers and storms will be in the forecast for friday and saturday. temperatures like today tomorrow.

warm and muggy. slightly better chance we will see storms around baltimore car. southerly breeze on the bay. low 80 on the harbor. 40% chance of a storm in gary county tomorrow. they were down to 52 degrees this morning at oakland. it will be warmer to be rigid in that tonight and tomorrow. hot and steamy around the bay tomorrow. watch for scattered thunderstorms. but or eastern shore them a little bit of sunshine and 30% chance of a late date that the storm. the pattern hones -- kohl's through saturday. sunday looks like the best day of the weekend. sunny skies and 90 degrees. to go out to have a yard sale that will actually make you money. new iphone may soon be on the way. >> apple has reported they have

water parts for the next part of the new iphone. they are expected to roll out the bone in the new quarter. -- new phone in the quarter. another vendor says it has been told to help you -- meet a sales goal of 25 million units by the end of the year. smart phones will not have unlimited data plan starting tomorrow. it will no longer offered data plans with no cap. instead they will offer plans that will top out at 10 gigabytes of data per month. that leaves sprint last big carrier to offer unlimited data. a successful yard sale is not something you simply grow together. >> it is a lot of work getting ready for a yard sale, so we

shopped around for extra chips to make you get the most bang for your buck. the first is making sure people know where to find you. signs lead the way to this garage sale. and the first day they made $400. toys and clothing were well organized and ready to go. she also listed her sail on craigslist. craigslist. >> the problem is competing with fourth of july festivities. >> we did have some pretty good very early morning traffic before we got thing set up yesterday morning. then after midmorning it was at

a virtual standstill the rest of the day. we finally closed of about 3:00. to go experts a timing is important, but so is a variety. to go i am selling everything from furniture to arts and crafts. i have books. i have amount by. christmas stuff. all kinds of things. >> she is pricing to sell and willing to negotiate. >> as the days progress, i will be reducing prices. remember >> safety first. keep your money close at hand and do not let anyone inside your home. americans bought half a billion ice coffee drinks last year, and now sellers are turning to home products. keurig is teaching -- featuring

two new flavors. starbucks plans to roll out new flavors next week. >> still lots of activity going on in one district. tim to look " -- will show you which schools are expanding and when the work should be complete. to go the duchess of cambridge continues their star power visiting canada. what they're doing when they get to the u.s. of next year yup ne.

>> the duke and duchess of slaveidge are visiting w lake today in canada. tour de toyal

work today to visit slave lake. the entire town, 7000 people, had to be evacuating and the prince and touches wanted to essentially say thank you to the rescue workers. they wanted to thank those people and the people on the ground his but some much time fighting the fire. yesterday there were yellowknife territories. they even tried their hand at hockey. unfortunately the prince failed to score a goal. the next trip is they will spend a day by themselves in a quiet place, private lodge, and then they will come down to the biggest rodeo on earth, the calgary stampede. there will be a lot of cowboy hat and cowboy boots. they will take part in the stampede parade, which goes right through the center of town. he will be some exciting, while

western times for the duke and duchess of cambridge. >> cannot wait to see them at the radrodeo. >> speak camera operation is physically attacked. the latest on the investigation coming up here y. >> stage is set for the race for mayor. >> new school building projects are keeping construction crews pretty busy in baltimore county. an update just ahead. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. to go right now a police manhunt is underway for an armed subset the attack as the camera operator. -- and armed speak camera operator. >> sky team was over the scene

near the airport. no shots were fired, no injuries reported, but the armed suspect is still on the loose tonight. david collins following developments in joins us live with the very latest on this. >> according to state police, the suspect first pontiff to speak camera operator by tapping his weapon against the window. then just before the attack he began yelling incoherently. a man carrying a shotgun in one hand and a small hammer and another attack this breed camera vehicle. state police report no shots were fired and no injuries. he first wanted to speak camera operator by tapping on the window and then started yelling incoherently. the suspect bolted back into the woods. >> he said the individual went to the rear window of the jeep ad began tapping on the rear window with a shotgun. the witness was obviously